PITMAN, NJ USA (Press Release) - December 10, 2013 -
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates 2014 Annual Symposium
March 13-16, 2014 • Colorado Springs, CO
An outstanding program on incontinence and pelvic floor disorders presented by expert colleagues in nursing, medicine, rehabilitation, and naturopathic health awaits urologic nurses and health care professionals at the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) Annual Symposium, March 13-16, 2014, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.
Attendees will earn continuing nursing education contact hours and enhance their practice with the latest updates and innovative strategies in urologic care for adults and children in outpatient, inpatient, and extended care settings. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with colleagues, view research and poster presentations, and get hands-on and face-to-face time with new products in the exhibit hall. As an added bonus, this year’s Symposium offers new features and more advanced practice sessions for attendees.
View the complete registration brochure.
New at the 2014 SUNA Annual Symposium
No Fear of Failure – Certification Exam
Taking the urology certification exam can’t wait – but the fees can! This year, attendees who register to sit for the Certification Board for Urologic Nurses and Associates (CBUNA) exam at the Symposium need only pay the $50 application fee upfront. If they pass, then they pay the balance. If they fail, there is no balance due! Preregistration is required. Visit cbuna.org for information.
ICD10CM for the Urology Professional – Postconference Workshop
ICD10CM will be implemented on October 1, 2014. This session will give attendees a solid foundation on the urology-specific coding that their practices will need for a smooth transition. Topics will include urology specific ICD10CM diagnosis coding, implementation, budgeting, and an impact analysis. Many urology coding scenarios will be used to help clarify guidelines, rules, exceptions, and sequencing. This session is recommended for providers, clinical staff, and clerical staff, as ICD10CM will affect every facet of medical practice.
FREE Contact Hours
Registrants will have approximately four weeks to complete the online evaluations in the SUNA Online Library and receive the contact hours for the sessions they attend on-site. After the evaluation deadline, registrants will receive instructions on how to earn five additional contact hours – for free!
Urodynamics Course
The Urodynamics Course incorporates standards of training recommendations from the International Continence Society (ICS) and provides basic training in urodynamics. The track begins on Thursday, March 13, with an all-day Basic Urodynamics preconference workshop and continues on Friday and Saturday with a full slate of urodynamics concurrent sessions. This year, SUNA will include a copy of A Practical Guide to Performing Urodynamics and the CD-ROM, Special Series on Urodynamics – Traces: Making Sense of Urodynamics to individuals attending the preconference workshop. Faculty throughout the Urodynamics track include: Shanna Atnip, MSN, WHNP-BC, Cheryl LeCroy, MSN, RN, Mikel Gray, PhD, CUNP, CCCN, FAANP, FAAN, Jeff Guse, RT, RDMS, RVT, CUA, and Shelly King, MSN, BSN, RN, CPNP.
Program
On Thursday, March 13, five preconference workshops will offer intensive, hands-on learning for both novice and expert. The workshops include:
- Using Support Pessaries for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- An Introduction to Biofeedback and Behavioral Therapy for Bladder, Bowel, and Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Basic Urodynamics
- An Experiential, Hands-on Approach Using Integrative Medicine Modalities for the Urology Patient
- APRN Practice Challenge: Treating Geriatric Urologic Problems, Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Extended Care Settings
The symposium will officially open on Friday, March 14, with a Keynote Address from Kenneth M. Peters, MD, titled, “Novel Therapies in Urology.” In his address, Dr. Peters will provide a review of therapies including muscle derived cells for incontinence and nerve re-routing for neurogenic bladder. New therapies and technologies that will assist in providing comprehensive treatment options to patients will also be presented. Immediately following, Jane Hokanson Hawks, PhD, MSN, RN-BC, FAAN, will present the General Session, “Nurses at the Center: Changes in Health Care Delivery,” where she will discuss the implications of the Affordable Care Act and concepts related to population health, health care costs in the last six months of life, new delivery systems, roles for nurses, and inter-professional collaborative practice.
Concurrent sessions will be on Friday, March 14, and Saturday, March 15. Sessions include:
- Neuromodulation
- Naturopathic and Integrative Medicine Therapies for Urology Patients
- The Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulvodynia
- Continence Products: NAFC Recommendations
- Transgender 101
Online Library
Conference attendees will have free access to symposium sessions, presentations, and evaluations through the SUNA Online Library. Presentation materials for education courses will be posted in the Online Library two weeks before the conference for attendees to download.
Continuing Nursing Education
The SUNA Annual Symposium will offer 13.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education, with additional contact hours for pre- and postconference workshops.
Registration
Complete conference information and online registration are available on SUNA’s Web site, suna.org. For additional information, contact SUNA’s National Office, East Holly Avenue Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071-0056; phone: 888-827-7862 or 856-256-2335; fax: 856-589-7463; e-mail: .
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA)
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